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Kazymierz Jasynski and Maryanna Iwaszkiewicz were married in Chicago recently. Two imported souls with but a single thought, two names that look like an alphabet struck by lightning.

Dr. Annie Langworthy, of the Century club of New York, says that selfconfidence is the secret of longevity. Then there are some people who ought to live a thousand years without turning a hair. - ;

Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s successor in the house of representatives is William Richardson, who was once sentenced to be hanged as a confederate spy by Gen. Crittenden, but who was recaptured before the sentence could be executed.

The tramp question in the United States has been a most serious one ever eince the-introduction of railroads. It is estimated that no less than 10,000 are carried nightly on trains and that 10,000 more are waiting to steal a ride at the same time. . !

According to a decision of the New York supreme court, if you are in a game of poker and loan money to another player with which to pay a gambling debt you cannot collect the amount at law. 1t remains for Hoyle to accept the ruling.

John L. Sullivan says he has one enemy and ‘“that’s: the booze,” but says he is through with it. John Barleycorn has knocked ‘out: many a stronger man than John L. and the latter will be wise not to enter the ring with John B. again. . -

Bishop Potter says-it is a shame that “home cooking’ is no longer the proper thing, and he deplores the coming of canned goods and what he calls “the tinned era.” A man can get most anything to eat nowadays in a can or tin, “but it does not taste like what mother used to make.”

Dr. Joseph Parker is now to follow €heldon’s éxample and run a Londoxn afternoon paper a week, as he thinks it ought to be run. If every man who thinks he knows how to run a newspaper better than the editor were to be given a turn professional editors would have a long vacation.

It is claimed by experts that the new 12-inch gun recently made and tested for the navy is the most powerful gun in the world. At the trial test it fired a projectile weighing 850 pounds with a muzzle velocity of nearly 2,700 feet per second. Its maximum range at an elevation of 45 degrees is 21 2-10 miies. Speedy warships armed with such guns as that, with American gunners behind them, will be formidable fighting machines.

Juan Valera, a Spanish novelist and etatesman ‘of some note, has started a magazine called “The Old Folks,” it being’ intended as a protest against the eccentricities and self-advertise-ment of the “young school.” It will uphold the old established standards of art and language, and no contributor will be less than 55 years old. The editor believes that the ‘new man” as well as the “new woman” has gone too far.

After all, what is the use in striving to solve universal problems? The wife of a Chicago policeman has no sooner settled to her satisfaction the eternally vexing question of keeping a servant girl than the law steps in and threatens prosecution for her smartness.. Any woman who can keep a modern domestic six years without paying her a cent of salary or allowing her Thursday afternoons and Sundays out seems to have won a grand prize rather than a prosecution.

War sometimes develops the finest feelings and the most generous emotions of the human heart. Admiral Cervera sent a message of sympathy from Madrid to Hobson, who was dangerously ill in a New York hospital. Hobson was the man who undertook to blockade the mouth of Santiago harbor and thus shut in the Spanish fleet and leave it a” comparatively easy prey to the American forces. For Hobson’s bravery he was treated with distinguished consideration by Cervera while a prisoner, and in admiration of his act sends his expression of sympathy. ;

'The change in the character and methods of naval warfare has brought fnto the service a class of men entirely different from those who used to “shiver their timbers” and “splice the main brace’” on our men of war

years ago. Battleships, cruisers, gun-

boats and torpedo boats are now enormous engines composed of the most delicate and complicated machinery. The sailor of to-day is an accomplished scientist. He must be both a machinist and an eleetrician, and those requirements have brought into the service a high class of men. The question of employing swallows instead of pigeons to carry dispatches has been considered in France. The gptitude of the swallow for the work is _held to be even greater than that of .the pigeon. The to a greater '."’_Ja‘fifif are the v;‘ore less exposed to being shot, and they travel faster, ‘waking good nearly 80 miles an hour, where a pigeon would only get over 50. It is also claimed for them that they are more faithful, intelligent and have ‘mot on long journeys to stop to feed, _as the pigeon has. It is asserted that

The Important Happenings of a Week Briefly Told. IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION All the Latest News of Interest from Washington, From the East, the West and the South. THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, ; Feriy-five pension bills were passed in the United States senate on the 11th and the ship subsidy bill was discussed. The appointment of George Von I. Myer, of Massachusetts, to be ambassador extraordinary -and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Italy was received from the president. In the house a resolution was passed to investigate the alleged fatal hazing of Cadet Booz at West Point. Discussion of the war revenue reduction law was begun. The United States senate transacted no business of importance on the 12th. The house devoted the day to the Washincton centennial celebration.

Senator Hanna (0.) advocated in the United States senate on . the 13th the passage of the subsidy bill as necessary to the development of the Amerjcan merchant marine. The HayPauncefote treaty was amended so as to provide for American defense of the Nicaragua canal. In the house bills were introduced to fix the ratio of congressmen, making the total membership 387. and ‘authorizing the president to detail army officers as military instructors in public schools. A resolution was adopted for a holiday recess frm Friday, December 21, to Thursday, January 3, 1901. The war revenue reduction bill was discussed. ; FROM WASHINGTON. President McKinley sent trade treaties with Great Britain and Central and South American states to the senate for approval. - With pomp the centennial of the establishment of the national capital at Washington was celebrated. Presidert MeKinley, Gen. Miles and ‘the governors of many states took part in the large military and civic parade. . The president has reappointed Judson C, Clements, of Georgia, as interstate commerce commissioner, and has appointed John W. Yerkes, of XKentucky, commissioner of internal revenue.

THE EAST. Official count of the vote of New York at the recent election gives MecKinley a plurality of 143,696 and Odell (rep.) for governor 111,126. The three children of E. W. Grubbs perished in a burning building at Golinza, Pa. In a decision Justice Andrews, of the New Yors supreme court, says that midnight is late enough for women to stay. out. The death of Robert T. Tighe, who established the first telegraphic system in South America, occurred in New York city. Because he could not marry a Catholic Sidney Samuel, son of a New York rabbi, shot and killed himself. & : WEST AND SOUTH. : At their charity ball Chicago Ger-man-Americans raised $17,500 for the poor. . : At Seville, 0., High’s . bank was robbed of $1,600 by six masked men. In a wreck on the Santa Fe road near Olathe, XKan., one man was killed and several injured. , The Santa Fe officials say the telegraphers’ strike is over and no more operators are needed. Strikers claim success in the south and west. The doors of the bank at Brillion, Wis., were eclosed with liabilities of $12,000.

A highwayman held up the Lakeview and Ager stage near Lakeview, Ore., securing a large amount of registered mail.

In Chicago the Illinois Staats Zeitung, with ground and building, was sold to Mrs. Margaret Raster for $200,200.

Michael Corcoran, a wealthy farmer, was found dead in a.corn field near Griggsville, 111.,, with two bullet holes in his head. Jeanette Broadbent, witness in a divorce case at Des Moines, la., was shot by an unknown person. Flames destroyed a convent at Fort Dodge, la., and sisters. of mercy and children narrowly escaped the flames.

In convention at Louisville the American Federation of Labor voted down a resolution asking for a department of labor in the national cabinet. : ; .

Michigan’s legislature met in special session to consider the tax question.

At Bassett, Tex., two robbers nearly killed a postal clerk on a Cotton Belt train and plundered the mail pouches.

A fast train on the Illinois Central was held up near New Orleans, ‘the conductor shot in the back and the mail car robbed of registered money packages. At Richmond, Va., William Woodson, a convict, was hanged for the murder in ‘May last of Ambrose Ferrbre, a fellow convict.

*ln Chicago Joseph Huffman shot and killed Thomas Meeham, a rival' coal dealer, and then killed himself.

The Alaska and Klondike gold yield this year is estimated at $25,724,223.

One of the largest f.raterm}l‘ insurance associations in the United States, the- Order of Chosen : Friends, with headquarters at Indianapolis and branches in 31 states, has asked for a receiver. s

A mail train on the Burlington road was wrecked near Kirkwood, la., and one man was killed and five injured. The private bank of John Doerschuck, at Shanesville, 0., was robbed of $2,500 by safeblowers, who escaped on a handear, i . In Wisconsin the total vote as officially canvassed is 425,151. McKinley’s plurality is 106,681 and La Follette’s, republican candidate for governor, 103,745. - In a train wreck on the Great Northera railway in Brockton, Mont., three persons were killed and many injured.

In Chicago Terry McGovern, of Brooklyn, knocked out Joe Gans (colored). of Baltimore, in the second round in a fight. : : FOREIGN. INTELLIGENCE, The total number of persons who entered the Paris exposition grounds was 48,130.301. - e To continue the war in South Africa the British house of commons voted $80,000.000. : The state department at Washington has been notified by the British government that the Filipino junta is not in Hong-Kong. ' +Kitehener reported that De Wet's forces were near Reddersburg and were ‘easily evading close pursuit. The Boersiheld up a military train near Vlaklaatge and captured 130 horses. !

In the British house Sir Robert T. Reid suggested making terms with the Boers, declaring the war was imperiling the existence of the empire. The foreign envoys at Peking have all signed the modified compact, on which negotiations will be conducted. In the past year only 17 divorces were granted in Canada, and in the 32 years since confederation only 271 have been granted.

Robbery, murder and deeds of violence, following the discharge of thousands of exposition employes, baffled the police of Paris. :

The Boers were said to have taken Barberton, killing several British officers.

The Swiss republic has elected Ernest Brenner, of Basle, president. - Near Hokow a crowd rushing to the side of a Chinese boat capsized it and 200 persons were drowned. ' LA;;ER NEWS, Discussion of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty occupied the time of the United States senate on the 14th. The house resolution providing for a holiday recess from Friday, December 21, to Thursday, January 3, 1901, was adopted. In the house it was voted to tax beer $1.60 per barrel. Mr. Hopkins (I1l.) presented a plan for representation in congress which leaves the number of members unchanged.

The United States senate on the 15th occupied the time in discussing -the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. In the house the war revenue reduction and the pension appropriation bills were passed. Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii, was swors in. The committee on census decided to retain the membership of the house at 357, which is the present number. Capt. Jonathan Norton, of Lee, Mass., died at the age of 105 years. The state normal and training school at Fredonia, N. Y., was burned at a loss of $200,000 and six girl students and one man perished in the flames.

“Paddy” Ryan, ex-champion heavyweight pugilist, died in Green Island, No Y. : ' ~ DBritish arms in the Transvaal suffered a severe blow in the defeat of Gen. Clement’s forces by the Boers under Deiarey. According to credible Chinese sources Emperor Kwang Su will agree to the demands of the powers.

Gen. Michael J. Bulger, a distinguished confederate general, died at Dadeville,. Ala., aged 100 years. John W. Hyden, a weii-known educator, and John Mincey were killed by a train near Philadelphia, Tenn. A fierce gale upset a number of houses in San Francisco.

Eleven persons were' injured in a collision on the Fort Wayne road at Edgewater, Pa. : .

Daniel C. Gilman has been elected president of the National Civil Service Reform league. George A. Fuller, the originator of the modern steel-frame skyscraper, died of paralysis in New York. : The Taft commission has adopted a license law at Manila limiting the sale of liquor. Castle Bel Oeil, built in 1456, was destroyed by fire at Antwerp, Belgium.

A baseball war has been inaugurated between tne National and American leagues. Joplin, Mo., was shaken by an earthquake lasting almost a minute. Three of the Shanesville (0.) bank robbers were arrested on a train at Bridgeport, 0., after a desperate fight. Speaking at Ann Arbor, Mich., exPresident Harrison said the constitution extended to the Philippines and Porto Rico in spite of treaties or congressional legislation.

- ‘Great Britain demands modification of the terms to be submitted. to China and thereby blocks negotiations. ‘

Bud Rowland and Jim Henderson (both colored) were lynched at Rockport, Ind., for the murder of H. Simons, a barber. {

A severe earthquake shock at Santiago de Cuba caused houses to tumble, but no lives were lost.

The’ German frigate Gmeisenau, a training ship, was lost during a storm at Malaga, near Gibraltar, and over 100 lives were lost.

Oswald Ottendorfer, proprietor of the Staats Zeitung, died at his home in Neiv_v Yoilf, aged 74 years.

Mrs. W. H. Shields and Mrs. Mary Davis, wife and niece of W. H. Shields, lighthouse keeper on Squaw island, in Lake Michigan, and Lincoln Morden were drowned by the upsetting of a boat. :

. [The official report of the finances of the Paris exposition shows a loss of 2,000,000 franes.

As a result of a mysterious case of poisoning at Forsythe Mines, 0., four persons were dead and three were dying. :

Samuel Gompers was reelected president of the American Federation of Labor at the convention in Louisville, Ky. Private Henderson, of the Twentyninth infantry. shot. and killed Corp. Chase, mistaking him for a Filipino, in Samar island. : §

John Addison Porter, former private secretary to President McKinley, died at Pomfret, Conn., aged 44 years. Harry Elkes, of Glens Falls, N. X and Floyd McFarland, of San Jose, Cal., the American team, won the six-day international bicycle race by a wheel’s length in New York, covering 2,628 miles. k

One man was killed and 13 injured in a collision on the Pennsylvania railroad at Kittanning Point, Pa. Y

The Boers captured 120 British troops in a fight at Zastron and Gen. De Wet made a successful dash on the lines of communication in the Orange Free State and captured and destroyed immense quantities of ammunition and supplies, L ‘

ARESHOWNNOMERCY Indiana Mob Lynches Two Colored , Murderers. Batter Down Jail Walls at Rockport —The Culprits Taken Out and .~ Hanged—Bodies Riddled with Bullets. Indianapolis, Ind., Deec. 17.—A special to the Sentinel from Rockport, Ind., says: Two negroes, Jim Henderson and Bud Rowlands, who waylaid, brutally murdered and robbed Hollie Simons, a white barber. early Sunday morning, were lynched in the jailyard by a mob of 1,000 frenzied citizens Sunday night. The negroes were arrested early and. although Rowlands’ clothing had bloodstains on it, the men claimed they were innocent of the erime. In the: meantime Sheriff Clemens, of Union county, Kentucky, arrived with a trained bloodhound in response to a telegraphic summons. ‘Fraced by a Bloodhound. When the dog was placed on the trail he followed it until he reached the house where Rowlands lived, six blocks from the scene of the murder, and went baying to the bed the negro had occupied. This was enough for the excited citizens. Within a few minutes a mob ‘of a thousand howling, bloodthirsty citizen§, with sledge hammers. ropes and guns, were running to the jail Sheriff Anderson and his two deputies made a stand and attempted to protect the prisoners. The officers were seized by -the leaders of the mob. who disarmed them. _The sheriff was then locked in a room and placed under guard, but he stoutly refused to give up the keys or tell where the prisoners were hidden. )

Faiing to get the keys, the mob made a determined but unsuccessful attempt to break in the jail door. By this time the would-be lyncners were in a perfect frenzy, and. securing a telegraph pole, they used it as a battering ram and caved in the side wall of the jail. The door of Rowland’s cell was then quickiy broken in with sledges and he was dragged from the jail to the east side of the courtyard, where a mnoose was placed about his neck. He was given time to make a statement, in whica he implicated Jim Henderson and another negro. Rowlands then begged piteously for merey, but the mob swiftly swung the confessed murderer to a tree and riddled his bodv with builets. ;

Leaving the body of Rowlands dangling from the limb of the tree, the mob rushed back to the jail and attempted to burst open the cell occupied by Henderson, but before the steel bars yielded to the blows of the sledges some one in the crowd fired upon the terrified negro as he crouched in the corner of his: cell. A few moments more and the door of ‘the cell was broken in. The negro. more dead than alive, was dragged at a rope’s end to the courthouse yard and swung on the tree beside the body of Rowlands. ; Firing a parting volley at the swinging bodies, the mob, eager for another victim, hurried away to catch the other negro implicated by Rowlands in his confession. He was found at a hotel, where he was employed as a porter. The negro escaped to the roof of the building, and Manager Debruler succeeded in convincing the mob that the porter had nothing to do with the crime, proving an alibi for him. The mob then dispersed, apparently satisfied with its awful work of vengeance. : : Their Crime. The ‘negroes’ victim, Simons, was waylaid and murdered in the most brutal manner one square from the main street of the city, as he was going to his home from his barber shop, at two o'clock in the morning. As was customary with him, he carried the receipts of the day at his place of business. The negroes were aware of this, and evidently laid their plans accordingly. Crouching behind a fence, they awaited their vietim and jumped from their place of concealment and attacked him from behind, striking him over the head with a heavy club with a large nail driven into the end of it. 5

Although terribly beaten, Simons made a desperate fight, and his cries and struggles soon attracted two boys, who went to his assistance, but they were a momentstoo late, the-vi{gfim of the two negroes had succumbed'to the terrible beating, jand was lying dead at their feet. The murderers then drove the would-be rescuers away, and accomplished their original design—that of robbery—securing a bag containing something over $4O from the prostrate form of their victim, and made their escape. Simons was' terribly beaten; his skull crushed in, his head and face beaten into a pulp. Four gaping wounds showed where the spike on the club had punctured the dead man’s skull, and penetrated his brain. Walter Evans, one of the young men who attempted to save Simons’ life, and who afterwards assisted in the removing of the dead man’s remains to his home, was greatly affected, and almost suffered nervous collapse. He witnessed ' the lynching, and he is néw a raving maniac. i ! More Bodies Recovered. " Dunkirk, N. Y., Dec. 17.—Bodies of five victims of the normal school fire were recovered Sunday, making six that have been taken from the ruins. Those found Sunday were charred beyond recognition, as was the one previously recovered. ; Big Capital Stock. ] Albany, N. Y., Dec. 17—The Natural Food company, of the city of Niagara Falls; with a capital stock of $10,000,000, filed articles of incorporation Saturday with the secretary of state. The corporation tax alone amounts to $12,500. o ~ Prepares for Expedition. Christiania, Dec. 17—Baron Nordenskjold has definitely secured the services of Capt. Larsen, an experienced Antarctic sailor, and has purchased a vessel for his Antarctic expedition. It will go to Cape Seymour to further explore King Oscar 11. land by the so-called Jason’s route.

Has Not Declded. The Hague, Dec. 17.—1 n reply to a dispateh from Grand Rapids, Mich,, inviting him to the United States, Mr. Kruger has wired that he has not arrived at any decision with regard te visiting America.’ :

DIGASTER AT SEA. German Trainlné Ship Founders Near Malaga—Fully 100 Are i Drowned. Madrid, Dec. 17.—The German training frigate Gneisenau has foundered off Malaga, 65 miles east-northeast of Gibraltar. Private dispatches say that 10 persons were drowned. A large number of the cadets can be seen from the shore clinging to the rigging. They are shouting and signaling for help. The captain and many of the cadets have been drowned. It is believed that 40 who left in one of the ship’s boats and have not been seen since are also lost. The total loss is now thought to be 1o less than 100; some dispatches say 140. Forty of those saved are badly hurt. The trainihg ship had been at Malaga since November 1, practicing with guns of large caliber. She had been previously at Megador, Morocco. At ten o’clock Sunday morning a review of the cadets was in order. The wind was extremely violent, and instruetions were given to stoke up as rapidly as possible. But already mountainous waves had struck the ship, snapping the anchor ¢hains. She was driven helpless toward the port and sank. The crew threw themselvesinto the sea and clung tothe wreckage.but the majority quickly disappeared. Capt. Kresthmann died at his post. The Malaga lifeboat made heroic efforts and rescued 15, but the weight capsized the boat and 12 were drowned. The other three were saved by means of rgpes thrown to them. The port authorities saved many of the sailors. , A LAKE TRAGEDY. Two Women and a Man Meet Death on Lake Michigan—Story of : Terrible Experience. Manitowce, Wis., Dec. 17.—Adrift on Tlake Michigan for 22 hours, lashed to a small boat with the dead bodies of his wife and her niece. was the terrible experience of W. H. Shields, lighthouse keeper of Squaw island, with his assistant, Owen McCauly. They arrived here in the steamer Manhattan Sunday morning, having been picked up by that boat in the north channel of the island Saturday afternoon. Keeper Shields told the following story as he lay at Holy Family hospital in this city:

- “We closed the station on Squaw island Friday morning, arnd soon after I. with MecCauly. Lucien Morden., the helper, Mrs. Shields and her niece, Mrs. Mary Davis, with a few belongings, embarked in a small sailboat for the mainland, seven miles distant. When out but a short time the boat capsized. By hard work we all managed to reach the boat and lash the women to it. McCauly and myself also succeeded in doing the same, but Morden, who had become delirious, refused to do this and was soon aftervrard washtd off and drowned. About ten nours after the capsizing my wife and her niece died from exposure. We drifted around the lake for hours, and at one time was within 50 feet of the mainland when the wind shifted, carrying us again into the lake. In this manner we passed Friday night, suffering untold agony, drifting and tossing around with high seas breaking over us until we were finally sighted by the steamer Manhattan, bourd for Manitowoc.” A TOWN LOOTED. Five Men Lock Up Town Marshal of Brighton, 111.,, Rob Four Stores and a Banlk, St. Louis, Dec. 17.—Five unidentified men, garbed as tramps, who asked shelter in the calaboose at midnight Friday, overpowered. the village marshal of Brighton, 111., locked him in a cell, and then broke into a bank and two stores. They attempted to get into the vault of Blodgett Bros.’ bank, in which there was a large amount of money, but were unsuccessful, although the strong box was partially wrecked by several explosions of dynamite. Failing there, the robbers entered the general store of E. Butler, where they broke into the safe and secured $lOO. Soon after entering another store, Butler’s store was discovered on fire. Before the flames were subdued a loss of several thousand dollars resulted. The robbers then escaped on a hand car. When the marshal was liberated he organized a posse and started after the robbers with bloodhounds. Brighton is a -village of 1,000 inhabitants, northeast of Alton, 111. A POISON MYSTERY.

Four Persons Dead and Three Dying " +in a Segtlement Near Marietta, O.

Marietta, 0., Dec. 17.—As aresultofa mysterious case of poisoning at Forsythe Mines, near . .here, four persons are dead, three are dying and two others are seriously ill. Jealousy ishinted as the motive for the crime. The dead are: Andrew Barnick, Mary Laichak, Andrew Letchie, and a child, name not given.

The coroner and a physician went to the place and learned that all the victims had died in great agony, suffering without a doubt from poison. A fiostmortem was held at once on the bodies and the stomachs were secured for analysis. The people all lived close to each other and were all taken ill Friday night, after having eaten supper. There are many signs that poison had been placed in their food, but by whom is yet to be determined. Money Lost on Paris Fair, Paris, Dec. 17.—The official report of ‘the finances of the exposition shows a loss of 2,000,000 francs. The total expenditures are 116,500,000 francs. The receipts amounted to 114,500,000 francs. The loss is less than in the case of either of the preceeding expositions. : Family of Six Perishes. Cannonball, N. D., Dec. 17.—An Indian family consisting of father, mother and four children burned to death from an explosion of gasoline. Another family of father, mother and one child are frightfully burned and will probably die. Senator Clark Buys a Mine. Fort Worth, Tex., Dee. 17.—Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, completed the purchase of mining property offered by the Rosario Mining company, of this city, for $BOO,OOO. The minesare gold and silver producers and are in the state of Chihuahua. Will Not Return to Peking, Paris, Dec. 17—A special to the Temps from Shanghai says Prince Ching denies the statement that the Chinese court will return to Peking. ‘He is also quoted as saying China will pay a yearly indemnity, but will not

- IS A CRUSHING BLOW. Ureat Britain Staggers Under Recent Defents at the Hands of the Boers. ’ London, Dec. 17.—A1l England is shocked over the ominous report sent to the war office by Lord Kitchener. It contains news of one of the most ciushing disasters to British arms sinde the beginning of the campaign. Coming as it does on the anniversary of the battle of Colenso there are nota few who :xpress the fear that the hand of Prov{dence will be against the English in this conflict. The incoherent and hysterical dispatches of Lord Kitchener createthe fear that the situation is much more alarming than the official reports infer. Hisstatement that four companies of Northumberland fusileers are missing is generally believed to mean that they have been captured by the Boers. London, Dec. 17.—Lord Kitchener’s message to the war office is as follows: . ‘ ‘“Pretoria, Dec. 14.—Clements brought in his force to Commando Nek. unopposed. The casualties were, I regret to say, heavy —killed, five officers and nine of other ranks; missing, 18 officers and 555 of other ranks. These latter were four companies of the Northumberland fusileers,who were stationed on the hill, and some yeomanry and other details sent up to support them. Names and nature of wounds are being telegraphed from Cape Town. “Broadwood’s brigade took no partin the engagement. The Boers sufféred severely. Knox drove De Wet north to the Thaban-chu-I.adybrand line, which was held by our troops. De Wet’'s force, about 3,000 strong, made several attempts to get through during the day, assisted by a force of Boers operating from the north. These attacks were driven back, though some of the Boers from the south were able to get through the line.” .

Wiring later, December 14, Lord Kitchener reports that while passing the lines in neighborhood of Thabanchu De Wet’s force lost ccnsi(derably. The South African light horse and Thorneycroft’s mounted infantry captured a 15-pounder, taken at De Wetsdorp, a pompon, several wagons with ammunition. 22 prisoners and some horses and mules.. A portion of the enemy has not been able to pass north. Under date of December 13 Lord Kitchener reports to the war office from Pretoria as follows: “Clements has come to see me. He says that four companies of the Northumberlands held out on the hill as long as their ~ammunition lasted. The Boer force atacking the hill was 2,000 strong, while another force of 1,000 attacked Clements’ camp. By 6:20 a. m. the hill was carried. Reenforcements of one company of the Yorkshires failed to reach the top. Clements’ retirement was carried out with-regu-larity, but, as many native drivers bolted, a considerable amount of transportation was lost. All their ammunition not taken away was destroyed. He reports that all behaved well. . “Broadwood has gone to Rustenberg and supports Oliphant's Nek, which haz been reenforced. A flag of truce, which has come into Commando Neck, from the Boers, says Joubert’s son was killed, anc further reports their losses as heavy.” Gen. Kitchener’s supplementary dispatel referring to the disaster at the Magaliesberg confirms Friday’s most pessimistic fears and demonstrates that the catastrophe is among the worst of the war. The matter was brought up in the house of commons Saturday, but the secretary for war, Mr. William St. John Brodrick, had no information to add, except that the wounded numbered six officers and 45 men.

The London military expests declare with one voice that the extraordinary activity of the Boers just now is occasioned by a desire to make a strong showing in the field in order to assist President Kruger in his }Enropean negotiations. On the other hand, however, there is a. growing conviction that many more soldiers will be needed in South Africa before the war can be brought to a close. That money and men will be expended until Great Britain has accomplished her purpose goes ‘without saying. but it is daily more apparent how utterly weary the nation is of the inglorious struggle. Lord Kitchener, it is feared, will find that 210,000 men are not enough to cope with the difficulties besetting him. He is =aid to have peremptorily demanded that the imperial government dispatch immediately every available mounted ma%. London, Dec. 17.—The following dispatch has been received by the war ofiice from Lord Kitchener: ~ “Pretoria. Dec. 16.—~Five officers and 318 men, Magaliesberg prisoners, have been released. : ‘““The Boers surrounded and captured 120 of Brabant's horse in a defile in the Zastron district. : “Col. Bomfield, moving on Vryheid, defeated the Beers with heavy loss, driving them from Scheepers Nek and capturing a quantity of arms. The Scheepers Nek movement occurred December 13. -

‘“The Boers who attacked Vryheid, December 10, lost 100 killed and wounded before they retired. The fighting lasted all day, the enemy drawing off at 7:30 p. m. The British loss was six killed, 19 wounded and 30 inissing. Our casualties include two officers, who died of their wounds.”

Wiring from Pretoria yesterday (Sunday), Lord. Kitchener, after announcing that the released Magaliesberg prisoners have arrived at Rustenberg, says that the Boer force divided into two portions, one moving south and the other west. ; London, Dec. 17.—The Society of Friends of the United Kingdom areabout to memorialize Lord Salisbury protesting against the burning of homes, causing great suffering to women and children, as a means of checking the destruction of railwaysor effecting the submission of combatants. . 4 Gompers Reelected. Louigville, Ky., Dee. 17.—The twentieth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor adjourned sine die Saturday night, after selecting thecity of Scranton,Pa., for next year’s convention. Samuel Gomper’s was reelected ‘president. 'The convention closed with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” led by the Scotch delegate. y J. Addison Porter Dend. ' Pomfret, Conn., Dec. 17.—John Addison Porter, former private secretary to President McKinley, died a few minutes before two o'clock p. m. Saturday. / ; : Big Cargo of Mail, A New York, Dee. 17.—The Cunard line steamer Lucania, which sailed Saturday, carried 2,013 sacks of mail matter, including 23.242 registered letters and packages. This is said to be the largest amount of mail matter ever earried across the Atlantie on one steamer. bt e o : One Kdllgd, Many Hurt., ~ Altoona, Pa., Dec. 17.—One man was Killed and 13 injured Saturday night as '%hflefllt;fi &N&é;enififlmg;:fifié Pennsylvania railroad at Kittaning “efifimfi;& ;fifim

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